GALLEONS

Noun

galleons

plural of galleon

Anagrams

• allonges

Source: Wiktionary


GALLEON

Gal"le*on, n. Etym: [Sp. galeon, cf. F. galion; fr. LL. galeo, galio. See Galley.] (Naut.)

Definition: A sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries, often having three or four decks, and used for war or commerce. The term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large sailing vessel. The gallens . . . were huge, round-stemmed, clumsy vessels, with bulwarks three or four feet thick, and built up at stem and stern, like castels. Motley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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